With Joe Ellenberger vs. Vagner Rocha, Saturday's UFC 172 lineup again finalized

After shuffling to the preliminary card, the 11-bout lineup is now official for Saturday’s UFC 172 pay-per-view event.



UFC 172 takes place at Maryland’s Baltimore Arena. The PPV main card follows prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.



As MMAjunkie first reported over the weekend, lightweight Yancy Medeiros (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) recently stepped in to fight Jim Miller (23-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) on the main card. Medeiros initially was slated to fight newcomer Joe Ellenberger (14-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), the twin brother of UFC welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger.



Filling in for Medeiros and now fighting Ellenberger is Vagner Rocha (11-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC), a Bellator and Strikeforce vet who went 1-2 in his first UFC stint back in 2012. However, since then, the Brazilian has posted a 4-0 record with three submission victories.



The official UFC 172 lineup now includes:



MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)



Champ Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira – for light heavyweight title

Phil Davis vs. Anthony Johnson

Tim Boetsch vs. Luke Rockhold

Yancy Medeiros vs. Jim Miller

Andre Fili vs. Max Holloway



PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)



Joseph Benavidez vs. Timothy Elliott

Takanori Gomi vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg

Bethe Correia vs. Jessamyn Duke

Joe Ellenberger vs. Vagner Rocha



PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)



Charlie Brenneman vs. Danny Castillo

Chris Beal vs. Patrick Williams



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